Reporter: Good morning, everybody. These young starlets have made a sharp left turn into extreme debauchery. Here is the question. Is making the transition from squeaky clean to grinding, gun-toting wasterels a brilliant move or a bit of risk taking? "Spring braereakers" contains a royal flush of things. Why acting suspicious? Reporter: The most surprising thing is the cast. Three of the stars got famous if teen and tween entertainment. Selena gomez, from "the wizards of waverly place." Ashley benson and vanessa hudgens. They play college student who is rob a diner to pay for a trip to florida where they hook up with a tweerk gangster played by james franco. Will this movie be good or bad for the careers of these young starlets? We can't say what kind of effect this will have on their career, we can say they're excited about the project. Reporter: She told "entertainment tonight" she has no regrets about taking on the roles. The decision we made, we stand by and love it. Reporter: Justin timberlake went therehis -- &#9834; when I give you &#9834; Reporter: Britney spears from this -- &#9834; you're the only one for me &#9834; Reporter: -- To this. Christina aguilera was a teen star, too. Before getting significantly more risque. The reviews for "spring breakers" have gone from transfixing to horrified. Putrid. Either way, it's outperforming at the box fice. It was released on a limited number of screens, but it cracked the top ten list over the weekend, bring in more than $5 million. Where the box office is king, ticket sales may be the final arbiter about whether they made a wise career choice. It piqued my interest. And the ve reviews have been good. You said "new york times?" Yes. The time-saving beauty breakthroughs you need to know

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